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Porifera taxon details

Podospongia capensis Samaai, 2026

1868759  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1868759)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Samaai, T. (2026). A century later: discovery of a second <i>Podospongia</i> species offshore from the Table Mountain National Park MPA, South Africa. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 106, e17, 1–8., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315426101118
page(s): 3-7 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  SAMC A099320, geounit Benguela Current  
Holotype SAMC A099320, geounit Benguela Current [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Podospongia capensis Samaai, 2026. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1868759 on 2026-04-04
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2026-02-08 16:49:54Z
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original description Samaai, T. (2026). A century later: discovery of a second <i>Podospongia</i> species offshore from the Table Mountain National Park MPA, South Africa. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 106, e17, 1–8., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315426101118
page(s): 3-7 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype SAMC A099320, geounit Benguela Current [details]


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